@article{fdi:010062451,
  title = {{L}ong-term fluctuations of white-lipped peccary populations in {F}rench {G}uiana},
  author = {{R}ichard-{H}ansen, {C}. and {S}urugue, {N}. and {K}hazraie, {K}. and {L}e {N}oc, {M}. and {G}renand, {P}ierre},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he white-lipped peccary ({T}ayassu pecari) is a large ungulate species with an extensive distribution across {S}outh and {C}entral {A}merica. {A}s such, it is a key game species for forest communities throughout its range. {I}t is also considered an "ecosystem engineer", having a significant impact on forest structure and function. {T}he species has recently been upgraded to "vulnerable" owing to decreasing population trends. {M}any studies report evidence of strong population fluctuations, but data are lacking from long-term surveys. {O}ur study documents population fluctuations in {F}rench {G}uiana based on both line transect and hunting monitoring in hundreds of sites across the country, over 15 consecutive years. {O}ur results show that white-lipped peccary populations drastically decreased in {F}rench {G}uiana between 2000 and 2010, and that low-density periods have repeatedly occurred during the past decades. {W}hite-lipped peccaries were absent from the {N}ouragues {R}eserve during 4 years of camera trapping monitoring (2006-2010) and probably from most of the country. {H}owever, more recent data suggest that the species is becoming more common again in {F}rench {G}uiana, supporting the hypothesis of cyclic population fluctuations.},
  keywords = {conservation ; demography ; hunting survey ; hunting sustainability ; long-term population fluctuation ; {T}ayassu pecari ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}ammalia},
  volume = {78},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {291--301},
  ISSN = {0025-1461},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1515/mammalia-2013-0087},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062451},
}